Tuesday, November 17, 2020

A Quilt Finished! ~Blast from the Past ~

A little over 20 years ago, I had this small quilt group with my friends and one of their mothers, who is a master quilter, taught us a shortcut on how to piece these quilt blocks. I made all the blocks, made them into a quilt top and I even marked the designs for quilting... then I stopped there. I think I was working on something else and got distracted. Between moving three times, three kids, many surgeries on top of everyday life, the top got tucked away and I forgot about it. During the sew my stash challenge, I came across this and decided it was time to finish it.
I used to be so intimidated by machine quilting. I am still not that good at it, but I actually enjoy it now. With my beloved Babylock sewing machine, Aria, I finished quilting it in a few days. I quickly put the binding on, so I could hand stitch the rest in the car when Mr.TRH and I were traveling up to Kennewick Washington. That was about a 20 hour drive in total... needless to say, I finished the quilt!
Over the years, my taste changed quite a bit, but I still love this cheerful colored quilt and I had so much fun finally finishing it. I named this quilt "Blast from the Past" and I think it fits perfectly on her.

4 comments :

  1. This is lovely! While it is a blast from the past, it is not old-fashioned at all! The colours are quite fresh and delicate!

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  2. Yet again, your eye for color and style as well as fine work are evidenced in your sewing. How lovely!

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  3. This quilt is a beauty. I like the name, because it look a long time to get to "finished" so that was indeed a blast!!!
    I love the colors, and I do love traditional styles very much.
    I am so happy you got this done.
    I am jealous of your machine!!!

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